Ill. General Assembly overrides 'Smart Grid' veto

The Illinois House voted 71-41 Wednesday to again approve the legislation. The Senate approved it for a second time on Tuesday. Quinn vetoed it May 6, saying the proposal weakened oversight and forced automatic rate hikes. However the legislation becomes law immediately with this week's legislative action.

ComEd pushed the bill to clarify 2011 legislation allowing utilities to raise rates to fund a high-tech system. But the Illinois Commerce Commission and ComEd disagreed over implementation. ComEd filed an appeal over technical matters and faces a lawsuit over installation delays.

Democratic state Rep. Lou Lang of Skokie says the proposal clears some of the problems.